Over the past few weeks the new US president, Donald Trump, has repeatedly claimed that the United States should “take back” ...

The weather-beaten flag bears the names of men who endured the infamous Bataan Death March and rode the "hell ships" to Japan, defying the odds by their survival. They lived long enough, at least, to ...

Ukraine strikes drone storage facility in Russia's Oryol Oblast and destroys 200 Shaheds, General Staff reports * Rubio halts ...

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Saudi Sports for All Federation (SFA) has announced a new initiative taking place from February 5-8, 2025, combining two major events: the SFA Expo and ...

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Languages: English. You can get in touch with Hugh by emailing [email protected] President Trump's State Department has enacted a "one flag policy," banning U.S. embassies and overseas ...

The president’s Inaugural Address linked landing on the Red Planet with Manifest Destiny, but left many of the specifics unclear. By Kenneth Chang During his Inaugural Address on Monday ...

(NEXSTAR) — Flags across the U.S. are meant to be at half-staff for another eight days, but they were at full staff in Washington, D.C. on Monday. Why was the nation’s capital in defiance of a ...

including foreign flags, in Malaysia, says a legal expert. Datuk Indrani Thuraisingham, the legal adviser to the Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca), said that firstly ...

After some controversy over whether flags should fly at full-staff on Inauguration Day, President Donald Trump issued an executive order on the topic Monday. In one of his first actions as ...

On Inauguration Day 2025, some flags will remain at half-staff in honor of deceased former President Jimmy Carter, while others will be raised to full-staff for incoming President Donald Trump.

Gov. Kathy Hochul has ordered all flags in the State of New York to be raised to full-staff for Donald Trump’s inauguration as the 47th US president. Flags are currently flying at half-staff ...